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Cybersanghas are a growing phenomenon. But do they work? Dosho Port addresses this issue in the latest Buddhadharma.
What’s your retreat password? - Sometimes it isn’t easy to disentangle from technology when we go on a meditation retreat. Shambhala SunSpace takes on the challenge.
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Cybersanghas are a growing phenomenon. But do they work? Dosho Port... read more »

“You can measure the depth of people’s awakening by how they serve others.” This quotation by Kobo Daishi, the ninth-century Japanese Buddhist monk, is only one of many observations that fill this small volume with words of wisdom and compassion.

Hesse’s Siddhartha still inspires, in unexpected ways - Nearly 70 years after earning Herman Hesse the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, his novel Siddhartha continues to provide inspiration, in surprising ways and surprising places. Like in a maximum security Italian prison, and the mind of Billy... read more »

By Nicole Dupont
“Giving away an old coat you wouldn’t be caught dead in isn’t exactly generous,” says philanthropy consultant Barbara Bonner, glancing over the top of her red-framed glasses. “It doesn’t have meaning. True generosity is giving away something that has meaning to you. It’s a gift. Generosity is a gift.”...

We know the Dalai Lama does not golf (thanks, ABC!), but does he ski? Slate offers a lovely portrait of taking to the slopes with His Holiness.
Ancient Buddhist caves in China are in danger of eroding (via Buddhist Art News).
Trust Shambhala SunSpace to find new and odd uses of “Zen” in advertising.
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